How Alexis Arguello Died: Date of Death, Age of Death, Birthday, and More!
Alexis Arguello reached the not so modest age of 57 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous boxer.
Biography - A Short Wiki
As ‘The Explosive Thin Man’ he held featherweight, junior lightweight, and lightweight titles from 1974 to 1982.
He lost his debut match on a TKO, then reeled off 36 straight wins, but lost the title match.
He had classic fights with Aaron Pryor, and thrilling matches against boxing greats like Ray Mancini, Bobby Chacon and Ruben Olivares.
How did Alexis Arguello die?
Alexis Arguello's death was caused by Suicide.
Argüello died on July 1, 2009, after apparently shooting himself through the heart in Managua. The national police confirmed the death shortly afterwards, and the death was ruled a suicide following the autopsy.
| Cause of death | Suicide |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 57 years |
| Profession | Boxer |
| Birthday | April 19, 1952 |
| Death date | July 1, 2009 |
| Place of death | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes
"I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because I'm a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me that's how it worked."
Alexis Arguello
"See, I respect boxing because it has given me so much and that's why I will never allow anyone to mistreat the sport of boxing if I can help it."
Alexis Arguello
"I have no regrets because I did everything by the book."
Alexis Arguello
"If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well."
Alexis Arguello
"I think I went on a nice winning streak of about 20 fights until I fought Jorge Reyes and he stopped me in 6 rounds after I punched myself out."
Alexis Arguello
